When you start beading for the very first time, I would recommend finding somewhere local that you could go look at several beads. Learn what the feel is like, get a sense of size. That is all lost on a computer screen.
When you go to buy beads online you will be presented with an excellent picture of the bead, normally larger than actual life therefore you could see detail. You should get familiar with millimeters. That is the most common way beads are measured. 5 mm might sound tiny, but in a ring on a small hand, that could be large.
Settings you will like and desire will be in certain sizes and it's possible that the bead you want for that setting isn't going to come in the size the ring demands. Meaning you may have quite the search .
Come to terms now with the fact that what you see on the screen, isn't just what you are going to get. They are going to pick the tigers eye with the most wonderful most striking pattern. That's true with anything you buy; that burger you get in the drive through never looks anything like the picture in the menu. Nature isn't perfect, therefore when you go to buy beads online, those twenty tiger eye beads will each will look different and some might have little to no patterning on them, such is life. And really that's what makes each piece exceptional and special.
Keep in mind also, that cheaper is not always better. Beading come in grades and standards like everything else. Often the greatest deal when you buy beads online isn't the best quality. I have two places I buy beads from internet. The less expensive one will give me less quality. Some might be chipped or not actually round. Based on the project at hand, that may be ok, but I know that going in. Check around, and find a company that fits your requirements.
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